AMD Turion 64 technology MT-30 vs X2 64 |
Released March, 2005
AMD Turion 64 technology MT-30
- 1.6 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Turion 64 technology MT-30
 | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core | | Lower typical power consumption 20.31W |
| | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.06 GHz | | Lower annual commercial energy cost 21.9 $/year |
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Released May, 2006
AMD Turion 64 X2 64
- 2.2 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the X2 64
| | Much newer manufacturing process 65 nm | | Higher clock speed 2.2 GHz |
| | More cores 2 | | Better PassMark (Single core) score 655 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
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| Lower typical power consumption | 20.31W | vs | 28.44W | Around 30% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.06 GHz | vs | 1.76 GHz | More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 21.9 $/year | vs | 30.66 $/year | Around 30% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 6.02 $/year | vs | 8.43 $/year | Around 30% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 65 nm | vs | 90 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Higher clock speed | 2.2 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | Around 40% higher clock speed | |||
| More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 655 | vs | 452 | Around 45% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Slightly better PassMark score | 1,311 | vs | 378 | Around 3.5x better PassMark score | |||
| Newer | May, 2006 | vs | Mar, 2005 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Turion 64 technology MT-30 vs X2 64
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Turion 64 technology MT-30 | vs | X2 64 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| Cores | Single core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| 754 | |||
| S1 | |||
| AM2 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
details | Turion 64 technology MT-30 | vs | X2 64 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 1 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 90 nm | 65 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 95°C | Unknown - 95°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.06 GHz | 1.76 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.06 GHz | 1.76 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 25W | 35W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 6.02 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 21.9 $/year | 30.66 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.32 pt/W | 1.82 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 20.31W | 28.44W | |
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